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80 fun concerts, festivals, shows, and more to check out around Boston this summer

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This week's TV: 'Good Omens' returns, a new hockey romance, and more

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BOOKS - A Nobel Prize-winning author admitted she uses AI. What's the literary world coming to? During a Polish cultural event, author Olga Tokarczuk, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2018, said she used an AI tool as an aid while writing her novels.

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THE RUNDOWN -- Peter Wolf receives honorary degree from MassArt, and more arts news -- Plus, a local "Survivor" contestant will be on "The White Lotus."

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STORY BEHIND THE BOOK -- A history of LGBTQ music, with heart, humanity, and a propulsive beat -- Barry Walters, a veteran music writer (The Village Voice, Spin, Rolling Stone) tells me he worked on his book for nine years, but in a way he's been gathering material for it his entire life.

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All the movies you'll watch this summer

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10 NEW SHOWS TO WATCH THIS SUMMER

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Read more from our Summer Arts Guide

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Barry Blaustein dies at 71; Eddie Murphy was his muse -- He helped develop skits and characters such as Buckwheat and Mr. Robinson on "Saturday Night Live" before working on the screenplays for "Coming to America" and "The Nutty Professor."

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Karen Allen on her history with the Berkshire Film Fest and how she got cast in 'The Glass Menagerie' -- The Great Barrington resident will be honored by the film fest, which celebrates its 20th year.

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How do theater companies pick the plays they put on? -- Selecting the perfect mix of new and old, traditional and adventurous, can make the process a bit of a "movable feast."

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In the satirical 'Eureka Day,' comedy is the best medicine for exploring human nature -- A dispute about vaccines boils over at a progressive school in The Huntington's latest show, which runs May 28-June 28.

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Sound Check - Boston Calling has been a major economic driver for Harvard Square. How are businesses feeling about its 'gap year'? There'll be no parade of music fans up John F. Kennedy Street this weekend, as Boston Calling takes a "gap year" with a promise to return in June 2027.

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Netflix's 'The Boroughs': Forever young, but not terribly fresh

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A live TV gaffe turned the 'Survivor 50' finale into a fitting train wreck

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How New England native Aubry Bracco used subtle gameplay to win $2 million on 'Survivor 50'

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ArtsEmerson announces new season of programming

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'One of the best commencement speeches ever.' Eric Church's viral UNC address hit all the right notes. Watch it here.

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Sorry to bother you! 'I Love Boosters' is lots of fun.

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Local bestsellers for the week ended May 17

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Richard Hatch, first winner of 'Survivor,' says he was not invited to the Season 50 finale

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As Stephen Colbert departs, the late night talk show may soon follow

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She freed herself from slavery by fleeing George Washington's house. Now some are defying efforts to bury her memory.

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A young woman sees spirits in an '80s East Village, shadowed by AIDS

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Stephen Colbert's long goodbye is coming to an end, leaving a void

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A fan in Boston confessed to stealing a lead singer's identity — then he inspired the band's next album

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When is an orchestra not an orchestra? By any label, Handel and Haydn's ensemble shined at Old South Church.

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Felicity Lott, elegant soprano in opera and song, dies at 79

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The quiet man whose comic strips spoke to and for a generation

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PBS gears up for the 250th with a rebroadcast of 'The American Revolution'

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The Mandalorian, Grogu ... and Martin Scorsese?

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